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Frank Mandel

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Frank Mandel · Arts & Literature

What

Co-librettist of The Desert Song

When

1884, San Francisco, United States — 1958, Los Angeles, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Frank Mandel is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Co-librettist of The Desert Song

How & why

Mandel was an American librettist and producer of Broadway musical comedy in the 1920s, co-writing the book of the operetta The Desert Song (1926) as well as No, No, Nanette. Born in San Francisco, he was of Jewish background, part of the largely Jewish generation that shaped the American musical.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Broadway and Hollywood musicals written by Jews

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Co-librettist of The Desert Song

1926

Source: Jinfo.org — Broadway and Hollywood musicals written by Jews